Orjan's 1980 323i

[Orjan]

My "baby" isn't home yet - it was in Oslo last monday, so it should come home this week, but it's being transported by train, and that may take a while... but don't worry., the arrival will be thoroughly documented

[1982320ibucket]

she's pretty hope you enjoy her

[--ALPINA--]

any luck yet????

[Orjan]

Wednesday 24th of May 2006 at 2030 CET I recieved my own long awaited 323...



Buying a car off ebay - without having the chance to see it beforehand, is quite thrilling, so I wasn't sure what to expect but my first thought were "Nice - not as nice as I hoped, but it's not as bad as I feared"

Observations and Surprises - Good and bad

#1
It's shiny... It has been resprayed at some point in it's life. It's even painted in the engine compartment, in he door openings and inside the "boot". There's also plenty of good anti-rust stuuf underneat the car - I just hope it doesn't conceal a lot of rust...





#2
It has Bronze colored windows

#3
It has a 3-spoke BMW "sport" steering wheel

#4
I knew that it had the BBS wheels, but they are 6 x15" with 195/50 in front and 7 x 15 with 205/50 at the rear - I like that

#5
Underneat the seat covers there's a sport seat on the drivers side ("normal" seat for the passenger). Does anyone know what brand it is?



#6
The body is almost free for dents - just a couple of small ones on the drivers door, and a larger one on the righthand side a-piller, nothing serious though.




#7
Seems to me that the suspension is lowered already



other stuff....
Since the car hasn't been used for the last 8 years, there's a couple (??) of things that has to be taken care of...
The brakes are stuck (siezed?), a few hoses needs to be changed, the rightside exhaust fell off during transport etc....

But I'm happy - it's a good startpoint for a "bring-it-back-to-life-project"

[ronaldo]

nice car
we will see the other 'new' pictures after you got some work/cleaning done

[Jeroen]

Or during that process... good luck with that. The basis looks good!

[Orjan]

It seems that I have to learn how to weld after all Took out the seats, floor mat and insulation today, and the drivers side floor have been repaired, but the passenger side was pretty rotten - and I punched right through the floor with a screw driver.... Well well - I'll do my best to save it

[Orjan]

Not much new to tell - been too busy with work and home & family, so the project is moving veeeery slowly

But I've bought some parts, and made a few contacts with some local body shops.

I have got new brake disks (Tarox G88) and calipers, a nice AC Shnitzer valve cover (which I'm not sure I'm gonna fit) and the latest acquisition is a limited slip diff

[Orjan]

Still haven't done anything with the car - but now I've got a nice set of Alpina wheels in the garage - the real deal; 6" and 7" x 15" - I'm a happy man now

[Simon]

WOW thats a good gap between post lol, its nice just knowing the car is there and you can do bits when you can though

[Orjan]

Still not much progess, but hopefully thing will happen this spring...

Pic of my car in it's current state;



The floor is rusty, but repairable (I think?)



...and there are signs of previous work...



Oh well, I have to get this thing on the road again even if it's gonna cost a few €€€€

[ac/dennis]

There should also be a serious penalty if you don't!

[M15KYY]

doesnt look too bad though!! all fixable stuff! good luck with her mate and lets see some progress hey??